5.28.2015

To Gates, Jobs could only interact with people in one of two ways.
Jobs was "either in the mode of saying you were s--- or trying to seduce you," the Microsoft leader said.
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Sometimes the wrath was part of the seduction.
In 1981, rival Xerox came out with the Star, a computer that was supposed to be the hot new thing. Jobs visited Xerox. He was unimpressed. The Star ultimately flopped.
A few weeks after his visit, Jobs called Bob Belleville, one of the Star's hardware designers.
"Everything you've ever done in your life is s---," Jobs said, "so why don't you come work for me?"
Psychologists have a word for this pattern of behavior: narcissism. Narcissists have a constant need for validation, a willingness to control people, and a ruthlessness in getting their needs met — which, interestingly, often makes them super-effective executives, as was the case with Jobs.
"Narcissists thrive in ... leadership situations where they can dazzle and dominate others without having to cooperate or suffer the consequences of a bad reputation," Psychology Today reports.
Sounds like classic Jobs.